Everyone loves a story.
I believe this to be true, because I know that
all of my everyones love a story.
I love a story!
When I say "story," I don't mean only stories in book form;
although, that is one of my favorite ways to enjoy a story.
Stories can be read.
They can be listened to on the radio.
They can be watched on television.
Sitcom...drama...current event...
and even Super Bowl Commercials!
And yes...in the movie theater!
(insert Star Wars: The Main Theme Song)
Stories can be passed from generation to generation.
They can be created over a period of time.
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They can be made up "on the spot."
This is another one of my favorite ways to hear a story.
There is nothing like overhearing two boys creating stories while laughing until they get a case of the hiccups.
Give your boys a couple of action figures and see what happens.
Stories are important.
Last week, when we celebrated Carrie's 21st birthday,
I pulled her Birthday Book off the shelf.
Carrie and William both have a Birthday Book. It's a photo album filled with their baby pictures and memories, along with the next 5 years or so of birthdays.
In my defense, I created these books, filled with mini stories, when I had two children.
In the days before I began homeschooling.
This information will be important for you to know in just a bit.
While we were sitting at the table, looking at all the pictures and reading all the captions that tell stories about Carrie,
Matthew asked if he has his own "dictionary" like Carrie has.
Dictionary.
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(This emoji is called "face with tears of joy."
That's how I feel when Matthew talks.)
Welllll...
(This is where you remember what I said earlier about having two children and being in the days before I began homeschooling. Thank you. Very much.)
I told him that he has something better!
He has 2 blog books that I printed out
during the first two years of his life.
Stories!
Lots and lots of stories about him and Josh!
I even pulled one off the shelf and read to him
a story from a 2008 blog post that I wrote.
He felt much better.
But I didn't. Not quite.
I sat and realized how many stories I have missed telling.
How many stories I haven't put into a book
for them to just sit and read.
Their stories.
So I'm trying to do better.
I'm trying to get back into the habit of taking pictures
so that I can tell stories.
My favorites stories.
The stories I love most.
Stories that I will share here
so that my favorite people can read their stories.
